GSA loophole costs small businesses billions
Small businesses and the government would benefit from applying small-business set-aside requirements to the GSA schedules, former OMB official says.
Contractors fear being blacklisted under new defense bill
Federal contractor groups are up in arms about a provision in the defense authorization bill that they believe will result in secret blacklists against their members.
GSA schedules: Are agencies paying too much?
Blogger Steve Kelman is looking to the procurement community for ideas on how to help agencies take full advantage of the General Services Administration's schedules.
$114B left in agency coffers for fiscal 2010
Government has plenty of money to spend with contractors as the end of the fiscal year approaches, according to FedSources.
Fake companies still win SBA approval
GAO tests SBA's set-aside program with fake companies that used the Alamo's address as their headquarters and still won certification.
Money pit: $3B in cost overruns for Coast Guard's Deepwater procurement
The Coast Guard's Deepwater asset procurement program has seen its costs skyrocket while its performance capabilities degrade, according to a new report from the GAO.
Taking the pulse of contracting professionals
A recent conference provided gave blogger Steve Kelman an opportunity to see how procurement executives view strategic sourcing and insourcing.
Unisys federal business drags down revenue
Company says half of its decline in U.S. revenue in the second quarter came from lower sales in the federal market.
Lockheed Martin pushes forward with realignment
Lockheed Martin Corp. continues to make what it deems are necessary adjustments to its internal structure with key changes to its Information Systems and Global Solutions unit, according to a second quarter 2010 financial report issued today.
House shaves funding for Veterans Affairs IT projects
House appropriators plan to decrease funds for the Veterans Affairs Department’s information technology projects because of sluggish spending and project delays.
VA promises big role for small biz under $12B procurement
The VA's Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology contract will set aside at least seven out of 15 prime contracts for veteran-owned small businesses, Secretary Eric Shinseki announced. How much money is he pledging?
NIH wins approval for $30B governmentwide contract
OMB officials have approved the governmentwide contract after recognizing agencies' new duties because of the major overhaul of the health-care system.
Existing procurements got bulk of Recovery Act contract dollars
Pressure to act quickly on high-priority projects drove agency officials toward existing contracts, GAO reported.
DOD ethics rule short on mitigation, industry complains
Proposal to combat organizational conflicts of interest offers few details on mitigation and leans strongly on avoidance, many industry commenters say.
A Web-based model for procurement contests
Blogger Steve Kelman believes drug company Eli Lilly has developed a sound approach to funding research and developments via online challenges.
How long will cloud's reality trail the hype?
True believers see it as the future. Detractors call for caution. But what do they both agree on?
Officials put temptation in front of small businesses
When a company can certify itself as a particular type of business entitled to preferential treatment, it is a temptation that is hard to resist, according to one member of Congress.
Intell chief denies charges of too many contractors
Reacting to a Washington Post series, the director of national intelligence said contractors are key but are not doing inherently governmental work.
Government plans to 'make and move markets' with emissions reporting
Officials predict a future where companies must report their greenhouse gas emissions inventories to the government to receive a contract.
Is the intell market out of control?
Editor Nick Wakeman kicks off a discussion about the findings of a new Washington Post series on the explosive growth and the lack of comprehensive management of intelligence agencies.
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